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[PGA TOUR]

JOAQUIN NIEMANN WINS THE inning wire-to-wire on the PGA TOUR is

Wnot an easy feat. Winning wire-to-wire at
GENESIS INVITATIONAL FOR Riviera is nearly unheard of. And that’s just what
happened as Joaquinn Niemann survived a few
SECOND TOUR TITLE nervous moments at Riviera and polished off a

big week Sunday when he closed with an even-
par 71 to become the first wire-to-wire winner of
The Genesis Invitational in 53 years.
호아킨 니먼, 제네시스 인비테이셔널
Niemann stole the show with back-to-back record
두 번째 투어 타이틀 우승 setting rounds of 63 on Thursday and Friday.
With consistent golf all weekend, Niemann shot
an even par final round to finish at 19-under,
holding off a late charge by Collin Morikawa.
About the only thing Niemann missed was a
chance to break the longest active tournament
scoring record on the PGA TOUR. With two
bogeys on the back nine, Niemann finished
at 19-under 265, one short of the score Lanny

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